Fireplace construction



L. B. WILLIAMS FIREPLACE CONSTRUCTION Oct. 16, 1923.

Filed May 20. 1922 l 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 n l 11N-k- V ,e7 ,Z W/T/VESSES Z3 L.. B. WILLIAMS FIREPLACE CONSTRUCTION 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J 6 M u T W 3 2 M i 1,. a w a 4 W Mw 9 wh, ,M d [Il Il ,o Il m.. I- Wfl -l III J H, HH, /7

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, To all whomitmdy concern:

- binations and arrangements here-in described "isa specification. I Y Y .n l, yk invention relates generally to liiref 1 places, more particularly tofopen fireplaces 'such as are usually installed in dwellings e were Erice. Y

Y LUCAS B. WILLIAMS, oF HATTIESBURQ*,Mississirr.

FinEPLACE ooivsmaucrion'.

Application filed May 20,l

and .it consists in the constructions, comand claimed.

AnY object'of mylinventioln is to provide *animproved fire-place constructionafford' `fire place", or vice versa. 25 i Yand which'l is thoroughly practical com-ll c, Y f' end therearedgegcofpjthebaiiiel plate 8,'`as 'shownjbythe full llines in Figuref, tozthe pcsitionjinwhich it is disposedin the plane ofthe back 1f andout of'contact with the n lthis applicationin which Yplaceembodying the invention in apractical the' device. Y

ing facilities for regulatingthe draft thereof to Vpermit of the use of fuels of various descriptions therein. Y

A further object of my invention` is to provide'a device ofthe character describedwhich l includes meansV operable lat will to convert the device from a closedto an open Another object of my invention is to prof vide a device of the' character described f which is not likely to get out'of order easily mercially. y Y Y i Y l' @ther objects and advantages will be Vapparent from theffollowing description; and the novel featuresof-vthe invention will bev particularly outlined in the appended claims.` MyV invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings forming a part` of Figure lv'is a' front elevationhof a'fre form, Y FigureV 2 isa horizontal section through theV embodiment of thevinvention exhibited in Figure l in detached position,

V*Figure 3 is a vertical section through the same embodiment ofthe invention, .and`

Figure' 4 is Vayertical section lthrough a fragmentary portion of a modified zform of Referring .now tothe drawings and particularlyto Figures 1 tof3 inclusive thereof, the body of the'preferred'forin ofthe device is; made of cast iron oi" lilrefm'aterial cast in a singlepiece to provide a vertical back l having forwardly diverging sides 2-'2 eX- tending frein the `side edges thereof and beingco'nnected at their forward edges adja- :f cent to the upper ends thereof by the :horiarcuate` .cross- -sectionalffcontoun y zontalf bafflef plate 3 is formed- 'integrally y with the sides 2 2 and'withthe flange portion 3 tojextend between.thelsides2+2 in V Opened position.4 c f 1922; `serial 110.562,354;

' Zontalportion 3Yof al flange having :vertical Y' side` portions ,4L-4ffeiitendingv laterally? of` the sidesr 2;2 at'the forward edges thereof.

'The backvfl terminates'at lits upper. end at ak level lower than that: of the upper' endsk n of the sidesZ-"Q andthe latter arey cut-away.'

Aatan acute angle or beveled from the points oftheir juncture with the backy 1 approximatelyhalf way to the forward edt,

of, as indicated at' in the drawings.

The back is Venlarged alongr itsfupper edge' at 6 andthe enlargement is provided Witlra groove 7. yof curved or substantially A horithe Vplane of thelower. edgeof fthe flangeporftion 3 "and from the latterrreaiuvardly-to the lineatwhich the sides 2m2 are vbeveled yorcut awayat 5'. A draft opening-.Ellis thusy providedV vbetween l'the back 1,' the sides Q5-@2 andthe rear edge of the horizontal vlmffleplate 8;. Tlfe'grooveprovides ay seat" in which the lower end'of'a damper plate l'Ofor control` Ges there f y ling the opening or space 9ire'sts,the damperV movement from position to abut at its kupper dit will lloe understood that the dotted lines in Figure 3, show` the; damper lOKin rfully A-damper operating rod `l1 y.freely slidable in the general direction of its-length through an aperture 12 in the Yhorizontal flange portion 3"is pivotally attachedV at its inner end,

asiat 13, to anupstanding lug'lft formed inplate' thus being rockingly supp'orted'for` esk upper end of the latter.y lThe rod 11 is provided witha knob or handle' l5V at its outer f end wh'ichis adapted to be graspedto effect manipulation of the rod `to open orl close the damper l0, as desired.

` The sides 2-2 are piovided'with pairsof f' integral inward yextensions or lugs k16-16 and :17j-Nat a `desirable 'distance' above the posed fseats vras l indicated" at 16%-168 and y QQ. f

- 17h-17 respectively, in which arerockingly Y supported the opposite en ds of grate bars 18 and 19 respectively.

The distance between the inner ends of the lugs 17, 17 is greater Y than the distance between ,thevinner ends of the lugs 16, 16 and the grate. bar 19 is greater in length than the grate 'bar 18. The grate bars 18 and 1.9,havelateral projections ,extending from opposite sides thereof and /fupstandingi lugs A18a, 18 and 19, 191'respectively adjacent t OP-bosite ends thereof,

Vwhich. upstanding lugs extend at right anglee tozthe lateral projections of the bars.

i Connecting rods 20 of the grate bars together, being pivotally attached thereto as best seenin Figure 3. The connecting rods'2020 are rigidly connected together adjacent to their 'outer yends by-means of' a transverse barory rod 21 which V has laterallyv extending operating ,portion 22-eXtendin-g through an opening in a front plate 23^whichis supported at its ends upon lugs 24524 extending Ainwardly from the sidesV 2-2 adjacent tothe front edges thereof and at spaced distances above the plane ofthe grate bars. The operating portion 22 is provided with a head 25 at its outer end and is movable substantially in the direction of its length, whereby -thegrate bars 18V and `19 can be rocked in unison about theirzrespective longitudinalaxes:v f V Y As stated, the front plate 23 extends above the plane of the. grate bars and therefore provides'a guard for preventing V'burning fuel restingv upon thegrate bars from falling therefroinforwardly thereof. The front'v plate 23 is provided withk a series of apertures 26 through which heat isradiated from theinterior ofthe device into a room in which the device isinstalled. The space Y' below the gratebars constitutes an ash pit and is normally closed at the front by a .re-y

movable apertured guard plate '27 which fits between the sides 2 2 and between the lower end of the front plate 23 and the floor. The space between the-upper edge of the front plate 23 andthe lower edge of the horizontal flange portion 3' and Vbetween the vertical flange portions lf-4 can be closed at. will by means of a pair of doors 28-28,eachv provided with upper and lower hinge members 29 and30'y at the'outer edge thereof,

which hinge members cooperate with hinge lugs k31 and 32 respectively formed integrally with the vertical flange portion44 to extend forwardly thereof, whereby Vthe doors 28e-2,8 `are swingingly supported.

From the foregoing description of the vvarious Vparts Vof the.` device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. The device is'arranged within an opening4 ina-wall y33 of any suitable known construction in a dwelling or like place andprovided Ywith the vusuali-flue or vent `(not shown) so that the 2O `connect the upstand? v ing lugs A18 an`d19 at corresponding ends opening 9 is in communicationV thc flue or 'vent of the wall.

ine-st any known solid fuel can be'used in a y fire .place eniliiodyingl the invention and alire therein can bercadily'started without Vthe useof kindling, inflammable liquid cominodities ortho like.` `The front pla-te23'and Y the doors 213-428 serve to guardthe clothingr of persons approaching the devicel from the llames therein vand at. the'saiue time. obviate thedanger of al lire in a ydwelling which inightbe caused `on account of burning coals fallino from the crate.

e -n it is important to note that `the device ,heretoforel described includes aback as a part of the body thereof, which back is relatively thin andis formed of a metal which is agood conductor of heat. The usual thick layer of brick or Vother refractory material in a .lire place vconstruction between adjacent ioonis,one ofr which is Aprovided with a lire place, may be dispensed with when my device is used Iand a room adjacent to a room providedwith a fire place embodying my in-y '.vention will thus be heated to a considerable extent byheat radiated from the back 1.

A double lire place for heatingiadjacent rooinsrin a like' degree may be provided by associating with thevback 1 in thel body of the device identicalparts, such as heretofore described as being arrangedfat oneyside of the back, atboth or'opposite sides of the Yback las illustrated in Figure 1. In `the fragmentary portion vof the modified form of the device exhibited in Figure 4,t-he refer-Y ence vcharacters heretofore used areagain -used to designate parts at one side of the` back 1 identical in essential respects to the corresponding parts heretofore described,

and the saine reference characters primed are used to designate like parts at theopposite side of the back 1. It is believed that no further description of thek construction and operation of themodified form of the device exhibited in Figure 4 is necessary herein or essential Ytok an understanding thereof,- v l Obviously, my invention is susceptible of embodiment in forms other than those .illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and 1 thereforeconsider as my own all modifications ofthe forms of the device disclosed,

which fairly fell within the Scope of the 'appended claims( Y i.

lclaiin:-r'.r`r 'i .f 1. ln a fireplace structure, a bodyincludinga vertical Yback plate anda pair of vertikcal side plates; extending forwardly. in `diverging relation from the side edgesof the back plate, said side plates being provided on their innerfaoe with ahorizonta-lly spaced pair et alined inwardlyextending lugs fashioned at their upper side to provide seats for' the ends ot' removable grate bars, the distance between the inner ends of the lugs of the respective pairs varying with the position ot the pairs of lugs inrespeot to the plane of the frontedgjes of theside plates and distance betweenthelinner endsof relation. from` the side edges vof the back.k plate. said side plates having' horizontally f alinedY lugs extending inwardly Afrom points loeated'adjaeent to the front 'edges of the.

side -platesand in a horizontal plane intermediate the upper and lower ends of the side'plates, a perforated frontrplaterspan ning the front edge portions of the side4 plates and removably supported at its en'ds'upon said lugs, an 'apertured guard plate spanning the front Vedge portions ,of

`the'side plates and 4extending below the Aplane ofthe lowerfedge of the frontk plate.

to theV plane V(,)ttheloWerends Ott-heeside j plates,f and apair-A of doors stvingingly sup-r ported atfthefront'edg'es of the side platesz formovementftofand from position vto closey the spaceib'etween the Jfront edge portions i of the side plates extending `from thev plane of the upper edge of the trontplate to thel planeof the upper ends of the sideplates.

LUCAS B. WILLrAMs. f f 

